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Vietnam War
Vietnam War
Chronology of the Vietnam-War
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1858 Vietnam is annexed by France
1887 Vietnam and Cambodia is ruled by France
1939-1941: Viet Minh seeks for independence
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1945: The Viet Minh begins a war against French occupation with attacks in
the North.
(declaration of independence - French offers only a
free-state freedom)
1950: The USA begins to provide military and economic aid to the French in
Indochina.
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1954: The French are defeated. an agreement is signed, in October the Viet
Minh take formal control over North Vietnam. ( Vietnam divided into North and
South )
1956: A US military advisory group replaces French training of the South
Vietnamese army.
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1961: The (Communist) National Liberation Front (NLF) is formed in South
Vietnam. US-President Kennedy sends special forces and military advisors to
South Vietnam.
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1963: In November, South Vietnam’s president Diem is overthrown in a
military coup. Kennedy is assassinated and Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in.
1964: After an attack by North Vietnamese torpedo boats on two US
destroyers, the US Congress enables the president in order to take revanche in a
military way.
1965: Johnson increases US military forces.
(à1967 - US forces in Vietnam total
465.000.)
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1969: US-President Nixon takes 25.000 US troops away from Vietnam, which
called “policy of Vietnamization”.
1972: In August, US ground troops leave South Vietnam. The US Airforce
rests in Vietnam (à bombs on Hanoi,
Haiphong, harbours of North Vietnam)
1973: A cease-fire agreement is signed in Paris ( US-troops are taken away
from Vietnam àofficially end of war.); BUT:
the fights between North-V. and South-V. continue.
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1975 After the capture of Saigon South-Vietnam capitulates.
1976 Proclamation of the Social Republic of Vietnam
Consequences
1963 àIn South-Vietnam approximately 15.000 american soldiers are
deployed.
1964 àThe publication of documents about the development of the
Vietnam-War reduces the credibility of the Johnson
government.
1965 àMainly the young generation
starts to demonstrate against the war.
- àThe maximum of the Anti-War-Movement
is reached when more than 200.000 protesters walk towards the
Pentagon.
1969 àAbout
541,000 american soldiers fight in Vietnam.
1970 àIn may 6 students die during a
demonstration.
1965 à6.3 million tons of bombs were
going down on Vietnam. In the Second World War
-1971 ca. 2.1 million tons of bombs went down on Africa, Asia and
Europe.
- àThe War Powers Act becomes a law, to
limit the power of the president.
1973 àThe United States
support South-Vietnam with ca. 3 billion $.
-1974 àA big imigration wave starts
from South-Vietnam.
- àThe western countries (except
Sweden) don’t help to rebuild
Vietnam.
CONCLUSION: The aim to limit the
spread of Communism wasn’t reached
Ca. 2.5 million people lost their lifes.
The war costs more than 185 billion $.
More than 50.000 veterans admit suicide after the war.
The dimension of human sorrow and the destruction of nature, culture and
industry is undefinable.
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